St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-19
The New Market aud the West Sew.
enth Street Citizens, Union.

The New Market aud the West Sew.
enth Street Citizens, Union.
To the Editor of the Globe.
AS your columns are ever open to the
fair discussion of matters pertaining to the
public veal, L confidently ask you to give
space to the following remarks:
Some few months ago the property own
ers, taxpayers and residents of that portion
of the city lying south and west of the
Short Line crossing on West Seventh street
formed themselves into an association as
the WEST Seventh Street Citizens
Union," and have held regular meetings
ever since. Among the various improve
ments that appeared to the union as most
needed was depot near the crossing. and
that has been promised by the company.
Then it was the unanimous opinion, not
only OF the union, but of the inhabitants
generally, that market house was most
urgently required. The committee ap-
pointed by the union took steps to secure
such market, the result being that a bill
was passed by the last legislature and an
appropriation granted. The union saw, as
they believed, and with good right so to
believe, that the establishment of a
market in the district south of the
Short Line would bring great MANY
farmers from Dakota county with their
produce for SALE and took action to obtain an
appropriation for ferry on the site of the
Old civilians ferry" Failing to get this
through the legislature, they, the commit
tee, decided to raise funds from the inhabi-
tallts south of the Seventh street crossing
and were literally assisted by the people of
Mendoza and adjacent country who were
equally anxious to see the market located
where it was intended and the ferry estab-
lished to enable them to attend to it. The
next step of the union was 10 make offer TO
the city council to purchase and equip
suitable ferry. make the approaches and
present it to the city. if the council would
operate it as a free ferry; up to the present
time no consent On the part Of, the council
has been obtained; Oh the other hand much
pains have been taken by minority or
members of the West Seventh Street Inl-
provement association" to steal the market
from the south side Of railway and have it
placed nearer Seven corners where 1t would
be useless to the people who worked for and
obtained the appropriation and at the same
time would do away. to great extent, with
the necessity for ferry, as in the event OF
the market going north towards the city
the farmers would travel the old road
and cross to the city by the Wabasha bridge
and attend the existing market house.
There are nearly six thousand people now
resident south of the railway crossing, in
side the city limits and it was for their
benefit, convenience and profit that the
market was required and it was by their
efforts through their representatives. the
Citizens union, that the market scheme was
originated, worked up and carried to the
point OF success which assured them an ap
q III fhnf inaldt TO
satisfy their earnest and just desires is for
the city council to act with common fair
ness to the people and carry out the spirit
and intent of the bill passed by the legsla-
ture, giving the market to the people who
worked hard for it, accept the gift of the
ferry, let the farmers who would supply
the produce have free use of it and then
and only then justice will be done.
CHARLES Phillips,
Vice President West Seventh Street Citi-
Zen's Union.